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SanDisk SDSSDA-960G-G2(5|6)

SSD Plus 960GB

▲ 5115 ▼

Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 58.6% (763rd of 1021)

Based on 1,410 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SDSSDA960G
Poor: 34%Average: 58.6% Great: 78%

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Average average bench

The SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB averaged 41.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 71.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 233MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB is 43.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 20.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 158MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,410 samples)
Rank 76358.6%
Min Avg Max
202 Read 374 482
38.5 Write 305 428
5.82 Mixed 224 382
44.6 SusWrite 158 306
59.2% 265 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.86 4K Read 19.2 26
7.34 4K Write 71.1 112
0.2 4K Mixed 15.9 23.5
87.2% 35.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
57.6 DQ Read 163 215
32.6 DQ Write 233 318
0.2 DQ Mixed 20.5 35.8
65.1% 139 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
562GB free
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 309 401 400 393 392 MB/s
80.8% Excellent
Read 428
Write 10.5
Mixed 398
SusWrite 359
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 95.5
4K Mixed 23.5
121% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 63.5
DQ Mixed 29
49% 98.9 MB/s
523GB free
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 347 279 180 182 193 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 486
Write 401
Mixed 373
SusWrite 250
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 18.4
78% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 34.4
82% 167 MB/s
226GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 69 155 100 77 MB/s
53.4% Above average
Read 220
Write 362
Mixed 100
SusWrite 98.7
44% 195 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 19.3
104% 46.2 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 11
53% 119 MB/s
81GB free
Firmware: Z33080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 54 127 128 64 116 MB/s
41.5% Average
Read 335
Write 283
Mixed 268
SusWrite 109
56% 249 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 9.3
45% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 34.5
67% 132 MB/s
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 80 20 59 56 MB/s
40.5% Average
Read 343
Write 164
Mixed 239
SusWrite 51.4
44% 199 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 41.8
4K Mixed 15.7
51% 21 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 19.7
57% 122 MB/s
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 59 39 77 102 51 MB/s
36.5% Below average
Read 324
Write 316
Mixed 300
SusWrite 63.3
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 10.3
4K Write 51.4
4K Mixed 12.8
59% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 16.4
DQ Write 66.8
DQ Mixed 17
20% 33.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 26,442,843 SSDs tested.

 Prices

EbayUS SDSSDA-960G-G26 $1491 hr
AmazonUS SDSSDA-960G-G26 $1752 months
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Gaming 73%
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Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $386

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $270Bench 85%, 422,694 samples11,734x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $205Bench 81%, 252,620 samples9,262x
Core i7-6700Intel  $299Bench 77%, 160,807 samples1,477x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 846,070 samples5,607x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 102%, 678,876 samples3,238x
GTX 970Nvidia  $395Bench 52%, 558,247 samples2,782x
SSD
SSD Plus 960GBSanDisk  $149Bench 59%, 1,410 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 82%, 345,080 samples2,294x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $70Bench 70%, 65,408 samples1,387x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 72%, 42,755 samples1,293x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $1,295

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